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NDC communicator, others arrested over NPP office burning

An NDC communications officer has been arrested alongside 19 others over the burning of an NPP officer at Salaga. The arrest was done in dawn swoop by a joint Police and military team on Tuesday. The suspects are currently at the Tamale regional police command. Reports suggest the NDC communicator …

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[VIDEO]: Man shoots wife and commits suicide

A man, identified as Kwadwo Oppong Owuo, has reportedly committed suicide after allegedly shooting his wife, Yaa Sophia who is in a critical condition at Berekum- Biadan, a district in the Bono region. Though the reason for Mr Owuo’s action is still unknown, the wife’s father suspects their marital issues …

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Fake Operation Vanguard soldiers arrested with rifles, ammunition

Three persons including a soldier have been arrested for posing as personnel of Operation Vanguard — a task force enforcing the ban on illegal mining in Ghana. They were arrested at Sekyere in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region on Thursday, November 21, 2019. The soldier has been …

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Gun men shoot 6, kill 3 at Oti Region

Three of six persons shot at Pai Kantanka, a farming community in the Oti Region have been confirmed dead. The clashes are resultant of a decade of chieftancy dispute. A local reporter, Nana Agyeman who confirmed the news to ghanaweb narrated that gunmen stormed the house of Nana Diawuo Bediako …

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Armed Robbers kill final year University student in campus operation

The security situation for students of the University of Ghana is moving from worse to worst as a final year student of the University, Papa Ayensu Appiah Ofori has died after being attacked on campus, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The student was reportedly stabbed in the leg by suspected armed robbers around Block …

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Maths teacher arrested for ‘chopping’ Sawla SHS student in Staff Common room

A Maths teacher of the Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region is in the firm grips of the police after he was caught making love to a female student of the school in the Staff Common Room. Authorities of the school claim the …

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25 year-old woman murdered at Sepase

A 25-year-old woman has allegedly been murdered at Sepase, near Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region. Fair in complexion and identified as Obaa Yaa, the woman was found dead in an uncompleted building last Sunday morning. It was unclear what might have caused the death but a brother of the deceased, …

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Driver shot dead in Ekumfi highway robbery [Audio]

A driver, only identified as Arhinful, has been shot dead in a highway robbery that occurred at Ekumfi in the Central Region around 4:00 am Friday morning. Arhinful was reported to be transporting foodstuffs in his vehicle with registration number GT 5863- 19 to Accra when the the unfortunate fate …

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EOCO detains Council of State man over GHC700 million

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) on Wednesday detained a Council of State Member and Founder and President of Groupe Ideal, Nii Kotei Dzani, for several hours before being released on bail. The arrest is in respect of some GH¢700 million of depositors’ funds believed to be unaccounted for …

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170 terrorists arrested at Ghana-Togo border

Some 170 suspects have been arrested in a joint security operation code-named Koudanlgou III near the Ghana-Togo borders to stop planned terrorist activities and other criminal moves. “The exercise is aimed at preventing terrorist activities, illegal resource extraction, drug trafficking, dealing in illicit arms, smuggling, among other transnational crimes,” Ghana’s …

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